- James Ivy has signed with Ground Control Touring for live music and touring representation across North and South America, with agents Lindsay Ibberson and Josh Stern leading his booking.
- The New Jersey-born Korean-American artist previously held live representation with THE·TEAM and continues his long-standing relationships with FADER Label for management and Orienteer for publicity.
- Ivy has built a strong touring foundation, opening for Porter Robinson's Nurture Tour across North America and Europe (2021–2022) and joining Keshi's Spring 2023 North American arena run as direct support.
- Ground Control Touring has been on an active signing streak, recently adding artists like Mage Tears and Jejune to their roster.
James Ivy, the Korean-American producer, singer, and songwriter from New Jersey, has signed with Ground Control Touring for live music and touring representation across North and South America.
Agents Lindsay Ibberson and Josh Stern will handle his booking at the Brooklyn-based boutique agency. Ivy was previously represented for live bookings by THE·TEAM and continues with FADER Label for management and Orienteer for publicity.
Ivy has spent years quietly building one of indie-alternative’s more compelling live résumés. He released his debut EP Good Grief! in Fall 2020 via FADER Label, then hit the road as direct support on Porter Robinson’s massive Nurture Tour through North America and Europe in 2021–2022.
In Spring 2023, he joined Keshi’s North American arena run, including two nights at Radio City Music Hall and two nights at the Greek Theater in LA, alongside the release of his trip-hop and shoegaze-tinged sophomore EP Everything Perfect.
Ground Control Touring, founded in 2000 by Eric Dimenstein and Jim Romeo, has been steadily expanding its indie-alternative roster.
The agency recently signed artists such as Mage Tears and Jejune for worldwide representation, reflecting a continued focus on emerging acts with serious live momentum.
Ivy joins a GCT roster that also includes Japanese Breakfast, Waxahatchee, Parquet Courts, Kurt Vile, and Magdalena Bay, among others.
Takeaways
This signing marks a clear step up for James Ivy on the live circuit. Ground Control Touring is not a landing spot for artists just getting started, it’s a home for artists ready to scale.
By placing Ivy with two agents covering the Americas, the move signals that his team is positioning him for a bigger, more ambitious touring phase.
With FADER Label now operating under Atlantic Music Group’s umbrella and Ivy’s established management and PR teams staying intact, this deal adds the last major piece to a fully locked-in infrastructure.
Could this signing hint at a new James Ivy project, perhaps a full-length album, that would justify a bigger touring push across the Americas? With Ground Control Touring now adding South America to Ivy’s territory, which emerging markets on that continent could become breakthrough ground for his sound?
